| Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church | |
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  Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church | |
| 26°11′45.2″N 80°06′46.4″W / 26.195889°N 80.112889°W | |
| Location | 5555 N Federal Hwy Fort Lauderdale, Florida, U.S. |
| Denomination | Presbyterian Church in America |
| Previous denomination | |
| Membership | 2,000+[1] |
| Website | http://www.crpc.org |
| History | |
| Founded | 1960 |
| Founder(s) | D. James Kennedy |
| Architecture | |
| Architect(s) | Harold E. Wagoner |
| Style | Modern |
| Clergy | |
| Senior pastor(s) | Rob Pacienza |
Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church is a Christian megachurch within the Presbyterian Church in America located in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. It was founded in 1960 by D. James Kennedy (1930–2007), who served as the church's senior pastor until shortly before his death.
The present church building, which seats 2,300 persons, was dedicated on February 3, 1974, by evangelist Billy Graham. It became affiliated with the Presbyterian Church in America denomination on May 16, 1978. Coral Ridge was originally a member congregation of the Presbyterian Church in the United States, the so-called "Southern" church before 1983.
Beginning in 1978 under pastor D. James Kennedy, the church's weekly services were televised as the Coral Ridge Hour, eventually reaching a nationwide audience of more than 3 million.[2] While the production of new broadcasts from the church was discontinued in 2007 after Kennedy's death, his media ministry D. James Kennedy Ministries now airs excerpts of his sermons, along with current news segments, on its nationwide weekly half-hour TV program Truths That Transform.[3]
The Westminster Academy and Knox Theological Seminary, also in Fort Lauderdale, are educational ministries of the church. W. Tullian Tchividjian, a grandson of Billy Graham, succeeded Kennedy as senior pastor of the church, serving from April 2009 to June 2015. In June 2016, Rob Pacienza officially assumed the role of senior pastor.
- ^ "Megachurch Search Results - Hartford Institute for Religion Research". Archived from the original on 2015-03-12. Retrieved 2013-08-17.
- ^ Robert Samuels (September 21, 2009). "Coral Ridge Presbyterian votes to retain controversial new pastor". Miami Herald. Retrieved 2009-10-05. [dead link]
- ^ "Home - D. James Kennedy Ministries". www.djameskennedy.org. Retrieved 2018-03-25.